Posts Tagged ‘Productivity’
Hack Your Work Day
Whether you own your own business, run someone else’s, are responsible for an entire department or just have to pack 60 hours of work into a 40ish hour work week – I feel your pain. Don’t you wish there was a hack for that? No matter what industry you’re in, my guess is that your…
Read MoreA Sure-Fire 3-Step Email Inbox Weight Loss Program
The first days of a new year are always a time to recommit ourselves to establishing beneficial habits and jettisoning things, circumstances, and relationships that are holding us back. But if the truth be told, we know that many of these efforts – in the long run – end up in failure, so I wanted…
Read More4 Ways to Maximize Productivity on the Road
Working from anywhere in the world is a wonderful perk of having a cloud-based office. You can travel to exciting destinations for work while effortlessly bringing your projects and files with you. However, even for a business owner, it can be a challenge to stay on task in a new environment. Here are our favorite ways…
Read MoreClinging to the Past
Both we and our customers struggle with change. Think, for a moment, how many times you may have said, or you’ve heard within your organization or from your customers: “But we’ve always done things this way…….” “If it ain’t broke……” We live in business and personal worlds characterized by turbulence and change. Clinging to the…
Read MoreAre You Uncomfortable with Home-Based Workers?
Do home-based employees work with the same dedication and productivity as those in office cubicles next to each other? That depends upon the management as much as the employee. I have a friend who is a CEO of a recruiting firm who “virtualized” her company after a decade of maintaining a fixed office location. She…
Read MoreAuthority vs. Anarchy at Work: What Works for You?
The ideal office job has suffered a litany of changes through the past few decades. Working in an office setting has gone from the dream of the 1950s to a state of being parodied to death in popular media, lamenting the loss of a more innocent worldview as corporate culture struggles to adapt to a…
Read MoreWould You Pay a High Achiever More Than Yourself?
Recently I was asked to review an offer letter for a senior director of business development. The CEO was concerned that he was offering far too much in the form of incentive compensation, with bonuses that could greatly exceed the base salary if all the bonus items were achieved. I asked the CEO to imagine…
Read MoreWhat to Do to Get More Done Every Day
Company culture isn’t all about group outings and team building. You can build a culture that promotes productivity and efficiency, engaging employees and boosting your bottom line at the same time. This is especially valuable for startups and small businesses, where every penny counts. The key is implementing the right initiatives and ideas that promote productivity…
Read More5 Key Ways to Stay Close to Your Team from Afar
Remote work has exploded as a form of steady employment across the globe. Approximately 43 percent of American employees report spending at least some of their time working remotely, whether they finish tasks at home or take them on a business trip. Small business owners, in particular, have thrived on remote work. It allows them…
Read MoreFollow These 5 Principles for More Productive Meetings
What are the magic ingredients for a successful meeting? A meeting in which participants build relationships, exchange ideas, unearth insights, make decisions and get the information they need to move work forward? We all know there’s no “magic” that comes without preparation and hard work. But there are five basic principles that underlie successful meetings. Incorporate…
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